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Print in the Mix: B-to-B Marketing Budgets Looking Up for 2010
According to BtoB magazine’s recent study, “2009 Marketers’ Outlook Survey,” despite the fact that business-to-business marketers have decreased their budgets this year in response to the economic downturn, more than half (53 percent) expect their budgets to increase in 2010 with the turnaround beginning in the second half of this year.
The survey also asked marketers how they expected their spending on media channels to change in 2010 compared with 2009. Online spending is expected to see the largest increase, yet spending on print and direct mail is expected to increase compared to 2009 spending plans. In 2010, respondents state that their print spending is expected to increase 27.9 percent (compared to the 16.4 percent increase of 2009), and direct mail spending is projected to increase 37.7 percent (compared to the 20.2 percent increase of 2009). [Click photo at right to view larger version of chart.]
To read this Print in the Mix Fast Fact and additional print market research studies, go to www.printinthemix.rit.edu and search for B2B Marketing Budgets 2010. Print in the Mix is a free and easily accessible clearinghouse of research on print media effectiveness, published by the Printing Industry Center at RIT and made possible by a grant from The Print Council (www.theprintcouncil.org).
Four management appointments have been made at Salt Lake City-based AlphaGraphics Inc. Sharon Cook is now director of marketing and public relations; Eli Sackett has been hired as an e-commerce consultant; Art Coley has been promoted to vice president of global development; and Suzette Bergin-Blakemore has been promoted to business development director.
Dick Gray has joined the Proforma network as the owner of his franchise, Proforma XTI, in Lake Forest, CA.
Olivia Marshall has been named photo products project manager at Milwaukee-based Proven Direct.
At Paramount Performance Marketing, Jacksonville, FL, Dawn Watson has been named marketing specialist for strategic accounts.
Members of Strategic Print Alliance have elected Dan Adkison, president and COO of Wright Enterprises in Portland, OR, to a two-year term as the group’s president. Bob Berardino, president and COO of The Flesh Co. in St. Louis, has been elected as vice president of the organization.
Niles, IL-based The Argus Press, a division of Nationwide Graphics/Premier Print Organization, has selected Mike Ford as the company’s new president. He most recently held positions at Des Plaines Printing and the John S. Swift Co. Also, Joseph Kellenberger has been named president at Las Vegas-based Graphics West, another division of Nationwide Graphics/Premier Print Organization. Kellenberger comes to Graphics West from The Argus Press.
Frank Dickson has joined Carlstadt, NJ-based Pictorial Offset as an account executive.
Peter Gates has been tapped as the new account manager at Sir Speedy Printing, Naperville, IL.
Two additions have been announced at Niles, IL-based Johnson & Quin. Steven Gothelf has named an account executive and Tom Boyle has joined as director of strategic accounts.
Two additions have been announced at Rome, NY-based Cathedral Corp. Stephen Teti has been selected as vice president for programming services. Jerry Masseur has joined as vice president of sales.
Colorfx LLC, Des Moines, IA, has selected Dave Rittman as national accounts manager.
Dante Mazzocco is the new executive vice president of business development at New Canaan, CT-based MSP Digital Marketing. He most recently served as a vice president of sales at Sandy Alexander. PI
